Smith Valley, Nevada

About Smith Valley

Smith Valley is a small unincorporated community in western Nevada.

Smith Valley holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 101.96 square miles.

📰 Smith Valley News Today

• Smith Valley Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Smith Valley High School (NV) Football MaxPreps · Jul 1
• Pyramid Lake girls capture four-peat, Smith Valley boys win back-to-back 1A state titles Nevada Sports Net · Feb 21
• America250: Dedication ceremony held for American flag in Smith Valley KTVN · Apr 26
• Lightning Strike Map in Smith Valley, NV - Tracker & Radar | Spark WeatherBug · Oct 3

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Smith Valley Unique

• The only place in America named Smith Valley — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Unusually large footprint: 101.96 sq mi of land — bigger than many US counties' seats.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in western Nevada, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 13 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Smith Valley

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🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Smith Valley

• Artesia Lake State Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Burbank Canyons Wilderness Study Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Smith Valley

• Smith Valley Schools

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Smith Valley

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